Page 34 of Banished Mates
Okay. I understood why, but at least I semi masked my raging need to attach myself to her.
She wiggled again and I frowned. She was on the hard ground. Absolutely unacceptable. I pushed up, careful to leave my arm under her head, and with my other hand, I slipped it under her waist before lifting her and standing in one swift motion.
Willow gasped and her nose wrinkled. Her eyes fluttered open and she fixed her attention on me, a frown marring her face.
What had her upset? I would destroy whatever it was, she just needed to communicate the words.
I scowled.
It must have looked fearsome because her eyebrow twitched and she blinked up at me owlishly. Fear dilated the pupils and her shoulders jerked backward.
“What is it?” The words rumbled from my throat, vibrating through my body in a half-growl. Was it this wolfman form?
It was a shock tomeand it was my body, but I must seem a monster in her eyes...
A heaviness settled on my chest.
“Let you go?” I said gruffly. She frowned and shook her head.
Her lack of speech made this harder. I couldn’t imagine how frustrating it was for her for me not to understand her.
I needed to fix that without having her write everything for me. I could learn sign language but needed to figure out if she knew it as well.
Willow tugged the fur at my chest, forcing my attention back to her. She tipped her head to the side.
Iwasbehaving oddly.
She lowered her hand and pressed the tip of her pointer finger into my sharp claw, winced, and then pointed toward her side.
I was scratching her! She was precious cargo, I needed to be more careful.
I huffed and slid out my palms until my arm was fully under her lower half. I was large enough that there was no place she was hanging uncomfortably.
Rowan rolled over, patting around him to reach for her. His eyes sprang open and then he popped up, attention on me. His lip lifted.
“Mine too,” he snapped.
“Uncomfortable floor,” was all I said in response and turned my back on him as I carried her out.
My steps thudded heavily on the floor as I made my way to the bedroom. I set her on the bed and she automatically reached for the blankets. Stopping her, I shook my head and climbed in next to her, crowding her from one side while Rowan climbed in on the other. The bed creaked heavily. There were hundreds of pounds on the bed with Rowan and me combined, it was any wonder the old thing didn’t collapse on the spot.
Tossing my arm around her, I pressed her face into my chest. Our fur would keep her warmer than any blanket. Rowan wrapped his arm around her lower half and inched close. She was tiny between us, almost disappearing in the oven created by our bodies.
Willow rubbed her cheek against my chest and her fingers flexed into Rowan’s neck. He groaned, pleased. I frowned and forced her free hand to my side, wanting the same. She automatically understood, silently laughing as she scratched her little digits into my side.
A tremble worked its way down and my leg twitched. What the fuck was that?
She dug it deeper, reaching deep into the flesh near my belly. My leg shook as my stomach spasmed and my cock twitched, hardening against her.
A whine slipped free and I sucked in a breath, looking directly at her.
She looked at me with those laughing eyes as her body shook. I growled and lashed my arm across her chest to stop her teasing. That smile did vicious things to me.
She blinked, the smile leaving her eyes as doubt crept in. I detested that uncertainty and I was determined to prove to her that with us, her mates, she never needed to worry.
Willow
Well.I was screwed.
